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. 2016 Apr 29;11(4):e0154675. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154675

Table 2. Component identified from tomato plant root exudates.

Name of the components Relative content %
Inoculation Without inoculation
HR MR T HR MR T
Hydrocarbons 67.45 59 65.58 61.02 64.47 71.66
Dodecane 0.97 0.56 0.89 0.65 0.39 0.47
Heptadecane 2.45 2.87 1.86 2.41 2.87 6.52
Tridecane 0.48 0.42 0.36 0.35 0.31 0.46
Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane - - - - - 0.29
2-Methyltridecane 0.22 0.23 0.2 0.16 0.18 -
2,6,10,14-Tetramethyl hexadecane 0.33 0.33 0.28 0 0 0.31
Tetradecane 1.75 1.67 1.57 1.32 1.24 1.38
4-cyclohexyl dodecane 0.27 0.24 0.26 0.22 0.21 0.29
Hexadecane 0.7 0.71 0.63 0.58 0.57 0.78
Docosane 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.31 0.29 0.49
Pentadecane 2.05 2.06 1.99 1.69 1.7 2.57
Heptacosane 0.28 0.96 0.77 1.12 2.03 0.44
1-Hexyl-3-methylcyclopentane 0.51 0.55 0.44 - - 0.66
2-Methyl pentadecane 0.5 0.48 0.43 0.46 0.42 0.74
3-Methyl pentadecane 0.32 0.33 0.28 0.25 0.21 0.39
Hexatriacontane 0.19 0.25 - - 0.19 0.41
2,6,10- Tetramethyl pentadecane 1.11 1.46 0.9 1.23 1.4 3.27
2-Tetramethyl hexadecane 0.46 0.68 0.33 0.39 0.42 0.95
2,6,10,14-Tetramethyl pentadecane 1.48 2.17 1.17 1.86 2.4 5.3
Octadecane, 2-methyl- 0.3 0.49 0.28 0.33 0.28 1.22
Octadecane 0.97 1.66 0.86 1.01 1.4 3.5
2,6,10,14-Tetramethyl hexadecane 0.92 1.6 0.87 1.14 1.68 3.83
Nonadecane 0.42 1.12 0.48 0.95 0.88 1.92
Eicosane 0.22 0.71 0.28 0.88 0.96 0.64
Heneicosane 0.28 0.56 0.25 0.69 1.15 0.79
1,54-dibromo-Tetrapentacontane - 0.31 0.19 - - -
Tetracosane 0.43 1.92 0.81 0.98 2.48 0.63
Pentacosane 0.67 2.81 0.97 1.21 3.31 1.32
1-Octadecene 0.26 1 0.42 0.31 0.27 0.26
Ketones 0.61 1.23 0.89 0.59 0.67 1.08
7,9-Di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro (4,5)deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione 0.61 1.23 0.89 0.59 0.67 1.08
Esters 16.91 14.44 12.53 6.96 6.84 10.42
Dimethyl phthalate 2.08 1.51 1.45 0.95 0.85 0.93
Diisobutyl phthalate 0.44 0.77 0.54 0.42 0.38 0.55
L-ascorbyl 2,6-dipalmitate 6.59 1.46 0.63 1.37 0.88 3.12
Methyl hexadecanoate 0.35 1.07 3.47 - 1.2 3.36
Dibutyl phthalate 5.8 3.41 2.26 1.91 1.38 1.22
Diisooctyl phthalate 1.65 6.22 4.18 2.31 2.15 1.24
Phenols 3.25 2.86 3.64 1.37 1.86 2.75
Guaiacol 0.27 0.35 0.19 0.19 0.12 -
Methyl eugenol 0.25 0.28 0.26 0.23 0. 24 0.26
2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol 0.38 0.66 0.6 - 0.37 0.46
2,6-Di-tert-butyl -p-cresol 1.25 1.11 0.68 0.64 0.41 0.73
2,2'-Methylenebis(6-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) 1.1 0.77 1.91 0.31 0.96 1.3
Phenolic acids 0.19 2.87 0.77 0.22 0.79 0.84
Phenol 0.19 - 0.19 - - -
3,5-Di-tert-butylbenzoic acid - 0.39 - - 0.17 -
MYRISTIC-1-13C ACID - 0.23 - - - 0.56
Palmitic acid - 2.25 0.58 0.22 0.62 0.28
 Amines 0.17 1.13 0.83 - - 0.29
N,N'-Diisopropylbenzene-1,4-di​amine 0.17 - 0.2 - - -
p-Toluenesulfonamide - 0.83 0.46 - - 0.29
o-Toluenesulfonamide - 0.3 0.17 - - -
Aromatic hydrocarbons 0.59 - 0.17 0.19 - -
2,7-Dimethylnaphthalene 0.25 - 0.17 0.19 - -
Benzocycloheptatriene 0.17 - - - - -
Alcohols - 1.27 1.9 1.01 0.88 2.22
2-Butanol - - 0.26 - - 0.48
2,3-Butanediol - 1.27 1.64 1.01 0.88 1.74
Others 10.83 17.2 13.69 28.64 24.49 10.74
1-(4-Methoxymethyl-2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethanone 0.22 - 0.23 - - -
9-Acetylanthracene 0.17 - 0.18 0 - -
2,4-Bis[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]benzoic acid trimethylsilyl ester - - - - - 0.77

HR, MR and T represent the root exudates from three tomato strains: Baliya (highly resistant), RS2 (moderately resistant) and L-402 (highly susceptible), respectively.